16Delegation

16 Delegation

16 Delegation

(1) The Electoral Commission may delegate any of the Electoral Commission’s functions (other than this power of delegation) to—

(a) the Electoral Commissioner, or

(b) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, or

(c) an officer or member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral office of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or

(d) any person, or any class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations.

(2) The Electoral Commissioner may delegate any of the Electoral Commissioner’s functions (other than this power of delegation) to—

(a) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, or

(b) an officer or member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral office of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or

(c) any person, or any class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner may delegate any of the Electoral Commissioner’s functions as a returning officer for an Assembly election or a periodic Council election (other than this power of delegation) to an election official.

(4) A delegation under this section may be to a particular person, the holder of a particular position or a class of persons or holders of positions.